Calumet Farm’s HomeBred Gin gin Has an affinity for Keeneland Race course that was shown on October 5 when she rolled gate-to-wire to make the $ 650,000 out of region Juddmonte Spinster StakesThe beating of the 3-year-old winner of degree 1 nitrogen through a head in a race where reigning Horse of the Year Thordedo Anna faded to the fourth.
The 4-year-old daughter of Hightail won for the last time in Keeneland in April, when she conquered the grade 3 Baird Doubledogdare stakes with 5 ¼ lengths, her first victory in a Gradte deployment.
While Gin Gin was dealing with a tough task in the spinster who not only competed against the seven-time degree 1 winner Thordedo Anna, but also against five-time Graded Stakes winner of nitrogen, coach Brendan Walsh thought the Merrieveeulen had a legitimate shot.
“I think she’s a marefolds with a certain time of the year when she blooms. Some mares do that. I thought she would run well today,” he said. “Look, if you run Fillies like Thordedo Anna and nitrogen, you are probably in third place, but I told (Jockey) Luis (SAEZ) to go outside and be positive with her and try to win the race. Don’t drive a number 1 placement.”
Saez embraced those mars orders. He immediately took Gin Gin to the lead and released early fractures from: 23.74 ,: 46.69 and 1: 10.40 with Thordedo Anna at her flank along the Achterstraat. Nitrogen, three wide racing everywhere, started her serious challenge when the field surrounded the second turn. Gin Gin took out nitrogen to win with a head. Juddmonte Farms’ Scylla finished third. The last time was 1: 49.77.
“It was quite fast: 46 (seconds) but I still had a horse, and she grooved and fought to the end,” said Saez. “When nitrogen came to her, she never let her pass by.”
Walsh said that Gin Gin’s tenacity in the play is a tribute to the toughness she has shown during her career.
“You love the horses that are so heavy, and she didn’t deserve to pass,” he said. “She dug inside and just walked enormously.”
The Spinster Stakes is a Breeders ‘Cup Challenge “Win and You’re in” qualification for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff on November 1 in Del Mar, giving Gin Gin an automatic berth, a paid access to all performance. Walsh said that the mandriffen will probably make the trip to Del Mar for the Breeders’ Cup world championships this year.
Trainer Mark Casse said he was disappointed to see how nitrogen is caught widely in both turns to lose alone by a head, but he loved her performance. “
“She showed me what to see. She wants a target and the pace was not fast enough,” he said. “If she’s okay, we think of the Breeders” Cup, but I have to talk to the Greens (owners Leonard and Jon Green). “
Kenny McPeek, the trainer of Thordedo Anna, said he could not yet answer why his champion at the top of the piece Platte to finish fourth. Later one Video Posted XHe speculated that she might have an electrolyton balance and that blood tests would give a clearer picture.
“It’s a humiliating company,” said McPeek after the race. “All this is a given. They are vulnerable in the sense that they have bad days and she gave us so many good days. Today was not a good day. We are about and see what it is about. An old guy told me years ago,” wins like you’re used to it and losing it like you. ” We will lose just as graceful as we have won. “
Thordedo Anna had her regular driver Brian Hernandez Jr. Not, that was sidelined for injuries from an autumn September 21. Flavien Prat had the call in the spinster and said that the mandriffen was very beautiful and relaxed for the race.
“I thought I was in a good place in the first turn. Even at the back I thought I was driving well,” he said. “When we arrived at the half -miles pole, it was. I was in deep water. She came back well. We’re going to the next one.”
The final score runs away with Bourbon Stakes
Final scoreA quick son not this time, added to his father’s hot streak when he took the $ 400,000 Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes With 1 ¼ lengths in the final of 5 October Keneland, which earns an automatic reimbursement -paid berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf October 31 in del Mar.
Sent as the 1.41-1 favorite, the foal owned by Repole Stable broke sharp and stayed on or near the lead during the race of 1/16-mile.
“He (final score) showed speed earlier, but not this kind of speed,” said winning Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. “I thought it was a bit more speed than he would have in the race. I thought we would be right behind the speed, but he broke so well and brought me in a good position without asking too much. I had spoken with the trainer (Todd Pletcher) and he said,” If he is on its way, let him go well; ” ‘
Final score took the field through the Openingkwartiermijl: 22.51 Before they were briefly led by a longshot rival when they reached half in: 47.69, with two others who contribute to the pressure. Final score eventually pulled Clear in mid-stretch and held second place, with Gordon passing 1 ¼ lengths back in third place. Final ended with a recent time of 1: 42.51 over a solid turf course.
Final score came in a victory of 4 ½ length in class 3 with anticipation deployment 28 August on Saratoga Race Course. Stallion, not this time was also represented by Stakes Winners rhetorical, imagination and Schwarzengegar during the opening weekend of Keeneland’s Fall Stars.–Olivia Newman
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